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John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, PC, FRS (30 June 1744 – 16 November 1814) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 nobleman.

He was the son of the 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scotland nobility who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under George III of Great Britain, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics....
 and the former Mary Wortley Montagu
Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute

Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute and 1st Baroness Mount Stuart was the daughter of Edward Wortley-Montagu and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu .On 27 August 1736, she married the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and had at least nine children by him:...
, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull , had been member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage in 1690....
 and great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Order of the Garter was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....
. As his father's heir he was styled Lord Mount Stuart from birth until his father's death in 1792.

He married The Hon. Charlotte Hickman-Windsor (daughter of the 2nd Viscount Windsor) on 12 November 1766 and they had several children:

Lord Mount Stuart was Tory
Tory

In the political tradition of some List of countries where English is an official language, the term Tory may refer to a variety of Political party and creeds since it was originally used in the late 17th century to describe opponents to the Whig Party ....
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)

Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
 from 1766 to 1776, and in the latter year was elevated to the Peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
 as Baron Cardiff, of Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian architecture Gothic revival mansion, transformed from a Norman architecture keep erected over a Roman fort in Cardiff, the Capital of Wales....
 in the County of Glamorgan
Glamorgan

Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen Historic counties of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales of Wales. It was originally an early medieval monarchy of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Anglo-Norman as a lordship....
, but continued to be known by his courtesy title of Lord Mount Stuart.






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John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, PC, FRS (30 June 1744 – 16 November 1814) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 nobleman.

He was the son of the 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scotland nobility who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under George III of Great Britain, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics....
 and the former Mary Wortley Montagu
Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute

Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute and 1st Baroness Mount Stuart was the daughter of Edward Wortley-Montagu and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu .On 27 August 1736, she married the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and had at least nine children by him:...
, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull

Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull , had been member of parliament for East Retford before his accession to the peerage in 1690....
 and great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Order of the Garter was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....
. As his father's heir he was styled Lord Mount Stuart from birth until his father's death in 1792.

He married The Hon. Charlotte Hickman-Windsor (daughter of the 2nd Viscount Windsor) on 12 November 1766 and they had several children:

  • John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart (25 September 1767 – 22 January 1794), whose son succeeded as 2nd marquess,
  • Lord Evelyn Stuart
    Lord Evelyn Stuart

    Colonel Lord Evelyn James Stuart , was a British soldier and British Tory Party politician.Stuart was the second son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute....
     (1773--1842), a colonel in the army
  • Lady Charlotte Stuart (c. 1775–5 September 1847)
  • Lord Henry Stuart (7 June 1777–19 August 1809)
  • Captain Lord William Stuart
    Lord William Stuart

    Captain Lord William Stuart , was a British naval commander and British Tory Party politician.Stuart was the fifth son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute....
     (18 November 1778–28 July 1814)
  • Rear-Admiral Lord George Stuart (1 March 1780–19 February 1841)
Lord Mount Stuart was Tory
Tory

In the political tradition of some List of countries where English is an official language, the term Tory may refer to a variety of Political party and creeds since it was originally used in the late 17th century to describe opponents to the Whig Party ....
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)

Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
 from 1766 to 1776, and in the latter year was elevated to the Peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
 as Baron Cardiff, of Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian architecture Gothic revival mansion, transformed from a Norman architecture keep erected over a Roman fort in Cardiff, the Capital of Wales....
 in the County of Glamorgan
Glamorgan

Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen Historic counties of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales of Wales. It was originally an early medieval monarchy of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Anglo-Norman as a lordship....
, but continued to be known by his courtesy title of Lord Mount Stuart. In 1779 he was sworn of the Privy Council and was sent as an envoy to the court of Turin. He held the sinecure of Auditor of the imprests
Auditor of the imprests

Auditor of the Imprests was a profitable office of the Exchequer, responsible for auditing the accounts of officers of the England crown to whom money was issued for government expenditure, from 1559 to 1785....
 from 1781 until the abolition of the office in 1785, upon which he was paid £7000 compensation.

He succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Bute in 1792, and was created Viscount Mountjoy, in the Isle of Wight, Earl of Windsor and Marquess of Bute in 1794. Lord Bute was inducted a Fellow of the Royal Society on 12 December 1799.

His first wife died on 28 January 1800, and he married Frances Coutts (daughter of Thomas Coutts
Thomas Coutts

Thomas Coutts was an England-Scotland banker who was the founder of the banking house of Coutts.He was the fourth son of John Coutts , who carried on business in Edinburgh as a corn factor and negotiator of bills of exchange, and who in 1742 was elected lord provost of the city....
) on 17 September 1800 and had two children:

  • Lady Frances Stuart (d. 29 March 1859)
  • Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart
    Lord Dudley Stuart

    Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart was a British politician.Stuart was the youngest son of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute and Frances Coutts.In 1820, he was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford....
     (11 January 1803–17 November 1854)


His second wife outlived him, and died on 12 November 1832.